Biography Project                                        

Student Name: Victoria

Person whom you have selected:
Clarissa Harlowe Barton

WHY I CHOSE THIS PERSON?
I chose Clara Barton as my research project because my mom had recommended her to me. I also wanted to know how the “Red Cross” started, and Clara Barton was one of the first nurses to do it.
 

WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU AND OTHERS?
Without Clara Barton, we might have lost the Victims War. She saved billions and billions of soldiers. She started a few schools in NJ, and as a teacher, she helped student act mature.
 

CHILDHOOD (birth, parents, siblings, important events that impacted them as a child)
Clara Barton’s birthday was on a Christmas Day, so she hadn’t gotten a big celebration just for HER birthday. She had 4 other brothers and sisters. She was very lonely when she was a child. She lived on a farm, so there was no neighbors L Her 2 older sisters taught her how to read before she was old enough to go to school. One of Clara’s brothers was a math teacher; so he taught her how to learn math. Her brother, David, was a big help too. He taught her to cook and sew. And the local doctor taught her to nurse David after a terrible accident. Clara was a smart, but shy, so her parents sent her to boarding school when she was 4!!! She was too sad and lonely, so she went back home happily J , and started school normally.

ADULTHOOD (who influenced them, achievements and disappointments, important events such as marriage or having children)
All her childhood lessons were useful later on, - though some of them in unexpected ways. Her nursing experience helped her become the most famous nurse of the Civil War. Her skill as a cook made her popular with the soldiers, and her fearless horseback riding helped her escape the enemy.
      

 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD (How did they impact the lives around them and how we live today)

 During the Civil War and after the American Red Cross was organized, Clara Barton was one of the first to help in time of need. She is a dedicated women; whose life was dedicated to help others.

 

 

HOW DID LEARNING ABOUT THIS PERSON HELP YOU AND HOW DID IT MAKE YOU FEEL?

 Learning about Clara Barton made me feel proud of her. Learning about her childhood made me feel sorry for her. She was lonely, and had to go to boarding school, when she was four!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOULD YOU RECOMMEND LEARNING ABOUT THIS PERSON TO SOMEONE ELSE AND WHY?

 Yes, I would recommend people to learn about Clara Barton because she changed the world so much!! And guess what?! She usually doesn’t relax because she wants to help. She’s a great woman, and a perfect remodel! J She was 91 when she died…. And she spend her 91 years as a hero <3